Business Law

Our Business Law Group provides a broad range of enterprise organization, corporate finance and transaction services.

Our lawyers understand the day-to-day activities of our clients and advise them throughout the life cycle of their businesses. We provide advice relating to the creation, structuring, governance and financing of businesses, as well as business acquisitions, divestitures, reorganizations and wind-ups. Clients rely on our legal knowledge and experience as a tool to implement their business strategies and achieve their business goals.

Representative services include:

Enterprise Formation and Support

Planning and creating commercial structures: corporations, partnerships and joint ventures
Special enterprises such as Professional Corporations, Non-profit Entities, Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs), Real Estate Operating Corporations (REOCs), Mortgage Investment Trusts (MITs), Mortgage Investment Corporations (MICs)
Mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, and reorganizations
Shareholder and other forms of shared ownership relations
Business succession
Negotiation and drafting of commercial agreements

Corporate and Financing

Debt and equity financing transactions
Non-prospectus capital raising and regulatory compliance
Preparation and filing of private placement offering documents and related filings
Sophisticated capital structuring
Secured lending
Advising on corporate governance, shareholder and investor relations, and regulatory compliance issues
Assisting with the structuring, acquisition, and management of real estate investment portfolios

Mergers and Acquisitions / Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestitures

Domestic and cross-border M&A transactions
Buy-side and sell-side representation
Share and asset purchases and sales, amalgamations and plans of arrangement
Private equity, management and employee buyouts
Purchase and sale of professional corporations
Establishment of joint ventures
Business succession
Due diligence support

Start-ups, Emerging Companies and Technology

Incorporation and establishment of initial share structure
Initial shareholder, founder and intellectual property ownership agreements
Early-stage financing (including friends and family rounds and angel investments) through convertible notes, SAFEs and shares
Venture capital financings and growth equity
Equity compensation, including establishment of stock option plans and ongoing option grant support
Technology commercialization and strategic partnerships
Ongoing capitalization table management
Employment, intellectual property and tax support, in consultation with specialists where necessary
Exit transactions, including M&A structuring and execution, along with IPO support

Corporate and Commercial Matters / External (or Fractional) General Counsel Services

Drafting and negotiation of commercial agreements
Corporate reorganizations
Equity compensation
Ongoing corporate governance and securities law advice
Shareholder and investor relations
Employment, intellectual property and tax support, in consultation with specialists where necessary

Intellectual Property

Commercialization of technology including licensing, development and other forms of distribution, and collaborations
Advising and coordinating specialty advice on technology acquisition and transfer, trademarks, copyright, and ownership of business marks

Commercial Leasing